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The learners choose a person of courage to honor on a commemorative "postage stamp."
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Unit: Character Education: Courage (Grade 6)
Grades:
6
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Learners explore stories about a hero, Nelson Mandela, whose actions changed the course of history.
Unit: Power and Race in Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
Grades:
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Readers examine the lasting effects of power, privilege, and discrimination on communities.
Grades:
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We observe how power and privilege are used to keep African American families oppressed even after they were freed from slavery.
Unit: Nonprofits are Necessary (6-8)
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Students will describe how local nonprofits help the community.
Unit: TeachOne for Earth Day
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Children spend time outside to play in nature and recognize the beauty of diverse living things in their environment. Their service project is to share nature with someone else in a creative interaction.
Unit: My Water, Our Water
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Participants identify the impact of humans on lakes and rivers. They explore ways to take responsibility to protect the waterways.
Unit: Philanthropy at Home and Abroad
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Students read an old quote about the interconnection of all life on the planet and recognize that we are each affected by what happens to others and the environment. They will analyze current local, state, national and international issues addressed in the evening news. They become...
Unit: Urban EdVenture Course by the Westminster Schools
Grades:
5
Using different approaches, the group develops a working understanding of the definition of philanthropy.
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Unit: Character Education: Courage (Grade 8)
Grades:
6
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Working in small groups, learners match the classic hero traits to an activist who took social action for the common good.